and very draw matic. and there is a pail that fell in tracy today. there was enough to scoop into your hand. this video shows rain came down this afternoon in buckets in santa rosa. let's turn to spencer chis chin. lightning and snow. >> there is 1100 strikes reported in the central valley z snow developing now into central seer yachl let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. there is an area of active weather becoming more active now and it's widely scattered showers and there are locally heavy down pours. one area is looking impressive and east towards st. helena and napa county. there are heavy down pours there. we still have a line of

thunderstorms that is beginning to weaken and pushing eastward and snow in the sierra. there is a live view from heavenly camera showing it's coming down seriously at the moment. there is heavy snow developing and more rainfall coming our way. there is an unusual pattern. >> a much anticipated report on the pepper spraying gets a scathing assessment of how police handled this situation. we're live with reactions. laura? >> well this report supposed to be released a month ago. the police union got a bay area judge to push it back so the police officers names could be removed. that didn't really, the lesson the impact of what is inside. and it was uncalled for and

the canister wasn't authorized for use by uc davis police. beyond that there are a series of bad decisions and a lack of communication on the part of police and the administration including the chancellor that led up to what uc chancellor called quote, a bad day from the university. and the task force included a student who summarized how the campus police behave that had day. >> the way the police force went about handling things that day are not, is not the same that a veteran of the police department in l.a. would do. it's not the same a veteran, it's just not what a well trained police officer is supposed to do. >> we're going to have a response for the campus and as quickly as possible. that will address our

recommendations and a plan of a path forward. >> that was a spokesperson for the chancellor. she did not attend the meeting today and among recommendations in this report is that uc davis come up with new policies for handeling protests and an outside review be done of what the report describes as a quote, dysfunctional uc davis police force and new policies be developed for uc police. and now, the lieutenant, the man remains on administrative leave here, paid leave that, is along with another office skbrer police chief among details in the report says that chief had no control over her lieutenants and at one point ordered them not to wear riot gear here on campus. they argued with her then

ignore that had direct order. >> thank you. the hit and run driver convicted of injuring a 9-year-old boy last year was sentenced today. the phillies fan hit by a car after his team played here. abc 7 news reporter vic lee on crime, and the punishment. >> good morning. >> before andrew vargas was sentenced' poll jized to ryan's parents. >> i cannot find words to express how remorseful i feel. so it's... towards the family. >> the prosecutor read a letter from the family. they were unable to leave philadelphia for the sentencing. it's hard to know how sincere you are with your remorse, sincerity can be seen in a person's eyes. this is why we wish we can be there for your sentencing to see and feel your remorse in person. >> but ryan's parents could

not look into the iz of the 22-year-old who crippled their son. ryan, now 10 is going through yet another surgery. his fourth since he was hit by vargas's car last august crossing the street after his family left at and t park. >> you're incarcerated because of your actions but ryan is also incarcerated because of your actions. he can't do many of the things he used to enjoy doing. >> vargas left the scene, hitting other cars. and was arrested after a sobriety test showed he was drunk. >> i have learned so much out of this. and... i am determined to -- to turn things around for them. >> the whites wrote they cannot totallying forrive him. >> we don't want to you sit in jail forever and do nothing. we want you to become a productive member of society.

>> vargas told the court he'll do just that. >> i will do everything in my power to avoid others from -- from making the mistake that i committed. >> and vargas pled guilty last month and today he was sentenced to one year in county jail, five years probation, dui classes and community service. the prumter says the family supports the sentence and they've set up a trust fund to pay ryan's medical bills. vic lee abc 7 news. >> and police are asking for help finding a hit and run driver who struck and killed a bicyclist this morning. this video shows where the accident took place on 33-year-old street. police say the 38-year-old was broadsided around 1:30 this morning. the native of qaut malla died

at the scene. >> impact loud enough to arouse rez don'ts come out. that is when they notified us there was someone in the street. >> police have almost no leads in this case. no one has come forward to say they saw the tragedy. they don't have a description of what the vehicle looks like. >> there are funeral services for a east bay father and daughter hit on saturday while riding their bicycles. hundreds of people gathered to pay their final respects to the 41-year-old and his youngest daughter, nine years old there. is a special section for muslims where bodies can face towards mecca. women don't usually attend the funeral direct jerz an exemption was made today likely because a young child was killed. the 17-year-old driver who caused the collision was released from jail yesterday and may face vehicular homicide charges. >> and now to disappearance of

a morgan hill teenager. experts are examining sonar images taken yesterday. and more than 100 volunteers searched for the 15-year-old south of gilroy. she was last seen march 16th on her way to school. few clues have been found. her cell phone and purse were located soon after she disappeared. investigators are now hoping those underwater pictures will offer new clues. >> if there are suspicious objects or items come up they'll send divers in just to investigate and double check on images. >> not losing hope. and i never will. >> volunteers have scheduled two more searches for sierra this saturday and sunday. >> if you walk your dog in golden gate park, some trails are off limits tonight because coyotes have been spotted in the park. abc 7 is live tonight with the

story. you do not want a close encounter with those things. >> well, according to animal care and control, coyotes have been spotted in several san francisco neighborhoods from vernal heights to glenn canyon to twin peaks and near lom barred street. >> there are city officials say every day, someone reports seeing a coyote. nature photographer spotted this one. >> i can tell he was keeping an eye on the area. you know sni was in his neighborhood. you know? >> and he says the coyote has what he calls a loving energy. the owner of these pit bulls say she and her dogs were stalked by a coyote last week. yesterday and today 22 signs were barring dogs from areas thought to be near coyote territory. >> they've been stalking and following people and bearing

teeth which is normal behavior. >> he says during this time when pups are being born. >> they're trying to preserve and protect their babies. >> the city became aware of the coyotes when two were put down after an incident with a dog. officials say they've not been a threat to humans there was a community meeting last year after several sightings of the wild animals. leading to warning signs putting park users on alert. now as of today there are dogs prohibited from certain trails. the signs so small, they're easy to overlook. getting owners to comply may not be easy. >> we'll keep you from walking your dog along the ferry? >> no. this is my buddy. him and i have fun together. >> photographer cruise shoots

in the park every day and believes they can live together peacefully and even in an urban city. >> we're co-existing. we're one with the coyotes. >> if dog owners choose to ignore sign thinks do at their own right after this skpk violating park code. trails expected to be off limits until august. aat golden gate park abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> still coming up tonight on abc 7 news a san francisco hotel taking in tourists when it shouldn't. it's taking years to settle this dispute. >> here tonight a 92-year-old veteran falls victim to thieves. and they took one thing impossible to replace. >> a woman's cell phone bill shoots up to $12,000. how to avoid bill shock.

and later local super stars giving back to the city that gave them their start.

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. a small motel could be forced to turn into a residential hotel. it's the beach motel and been serving tourists since the 1950s before rules were put in place to prevent hotels from operating in this neighborhood. that is where we are are live right now. heather? >> the tender loin housing clinic says the beach motel is just one example of illegal tourist motels operating out

of compliance with either zoning or a city ordinance aimed at preserving affordable housing through residential hotels known as fros. the beach thought it won exemption on both fronts but a hearing going on right now might reopen that question. >> bob owned and operated the beach motel, he already fought and one one legal battle but there is another legal fight on his hands. he says if it becomes a residential hotel he won't survive. >> if i have resident people i cannot afford it. because they're asking $700 to $800 per month a room. so i cannot make it. >> a case brought by the tender loin hougs clinic is being resurrected possibly for a second look by the permitting board. the clinic says the hotel is

in violation of regulations and supposed to be a single room occupancy residential motel. the lawyers alerted the neighborhood the motel could become a homeless shelter thee decided to just lie and lie and lie and i say that clearly last time they said we're trying to make it a homeless shelter, we've never gone a city agency. >> we don't know what the use will be if it's not a tourist motel. we know is that this is a tourist motel and if we have anything to do with it it's going to stay a tourist motel. >> there is part of me feels like, you know there should be housing for everyone and affordable housing for everyone. so this is part of me that sees the need for that. another part feels like... you know may not be the best type of development for this neighborhood. >> and i've got to say i met a lot of people in the area. it's a community-like feel on

outer sunset here. i think that would be a big disruption. >> and there is a contra costa man has been arrested for lighting three grass fires and the 62-year-old has admitted starting fires and led investigators to where he lit them. fires set in a field adjacent to his home in rossmore and he told investigators he didn't think he was doing anything wrong because he just lit some paper and only burned some small spots of grass. >> and he admitted to seven to nine fires over two years and we suspect he's responsible for more fires that wept unreported. >> he has a history of setting fires and arrested for sitting a trash can on fire in 1998. >> wild weather today and more showers on the way. >> there is hail, tornadoes.

>> it's been in our immediate bay area, but close enough and there is some strange weather around the state. there is a live view of western sky looking from our east bay camera. we've got nice breaks of sunshine there. and there is sun reflecting off bay waters and high clouds moving through. there is some scattered showers. there is a look. most activity now is widely scattered and there are pockets of down pours reaching into northern napa county. then, bigger picture there is violent thunderstorms moving out of the central valley and beginning to weaken. the rain turning into snow. it passes into the sierra. there is going to be winter like weather. it's snowing around lake tahoe

at this moment. back to the bay area here there are winds that are rather brisk at the moment. there are gusts 21 miles per hour in hayward. and 25 miles per hour gusts in sfo. we'll see wide spread rain, scattered showers into of the afternoon friday, then, dry, milder weather for the weekend. taking a look at satellite radar there is a series of systems coming our way. first pushing through now triggering stormy activity and there is another one coming through overnight. rain in the morning and showers into afternoon. and another wave of rainfall coming through and we've got wave after wave of wave of showers and rainfall. starting forecast animation at 7:00 this evening we'll probably see more wide spread showers and rain than we have at this moment. during overnight hours becoming better organized by ak in the morning start of the rush hour, wide spread

rainfall with some locally heavy down pours. and then, things beginning to ease up but there will be a wide path of active weather in parts of the east and south bay. then, behind that there is a bit of a break, then, late tomorrow night there is weather becoming a little bit more active again. and there is rain continuing into push hour friday morning breaking up showers friday. some could be organized and heavy into early afternoon that's starts to break up and by 7:00 we can expect rainfall totals from one to two inches into north bay mountains. there is maybe up to an inch in the south bay. and in the sierra there is a winter storm watch from tomorrow morning and friday afternoon one to two feet of snow possible with hazardous

travel conditions likely. low temperatures around 50 degrees and rain developing and intensify overnight. tomorrow we'll be looking at sun breaks and showers and highs into upper 50s to around 60s. here is the accu-weather forecast. more rain next couple days drying out over the weekend and warming up sunday, monday, tuesday. highs into 70s. wow. >> april-like. >> thank you. >> just ahead tonight a follow up to a 10 year long construction project. >> ee

>> a healthy turn around on wall street. stocks finished up. and alcoa gained 6% after a strong earnings report yesterday. the price of natural gas has fallen to the lowest price in a decade. and a mild winter left us with more natural gas than we can use. verizon wireless plans to start charging $30 to help upgrade for a new cell phone. at and t already charges 36s oodz officials with port of san francisco revised a plan to start a water taxi service along the water front. and this could include the

site of the new explore tore yum. under a plan the water taxies would not compete with ferry services and the boats would be smaller and hold fewer than 50 people. they hope to have them up and running by the time the races get underway in the fall. >> last fall abc 7 news reporter showed us construction project in the works almost 10 years. it's near corning two hours north of sacramento. the chapter house being rebuilt using stones acquired in 19 30s. by publicker william randolph hearst. the ceiling has been completed and it's open for viewing but brother the brothers need another $1.5 million to complete what they say will be a historic masterpiece, you can watch the report on abc 7 news.com. >> that is a great report. >> first up from florida a

neighborhood watch captain turns himself in to face charges filed today in the trayvon martin case. >> tonight earthquakes rock the globe. one triggered a panic in indonesia. now there is another big one closer to home. >> government takes on apple over the price of e books. stay with us. another half hour of news begins here in just a moment. - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected.

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>> mr. zimmerman turned himself in and by turning himself in arks rested. >> zimmerman charged with killing 17-year-old trayvon martin as mart quinn was returning from a convenience store to the home of his father's fiancee. >> i just want to speak from my heart to your heart because a heart has no color. it's not black. it's not white. it's red. and i want to say thank you from my heart to your heart. >> zimmerman will plead not guilty to the murder charge according to his new attorney. >> several powerful earthquakes hit today. a big one rattled mexico today centered in a mountainous region way north of acapulco. no damage has been reported so far. this is mexico's third

powerful quake in less than a month now. it shows workers evacuating buildings as a precaution. and this third powerful quake in less than a month. >> a pair of earthquakes through a panic in indonesia today but never did produce a tsunami. this is followed by an after shock. both sent people running for higher ground a warning lifted as soon as seismologists figured out the quakes shifted the plates horizontally. >> this motion is not moving the sea floor. it's not moving water column as much as a vert tral. >> residents gathered and waited for alerts to be lifted. indonesia suffered little damages a result of the quakes. >> the federal government suing apple, the world's

most-valuable company for conspiring with several major book publishers to raise the prices of e books and says they filed this suit because it's committed to ensuring prices for growing technology are as affordable possible. >> part of the commitment the department reached a settlement with three of the largest book publishers and will continue to litigate for conspiring to increase the price that's consumers pay for e books. >> the lawsuit accuses of computer giant two years ago that raised twice priss not only for ipad but other readers in an effort to limit competition against companies like amazon. apple has not responded to this lawsuit. >> it's almost a certainty charles manson will spend the rest of his life in prison. a state corrections department panel today denied parole to the 77-year-old mass murderer and says mans yoon has not done anything to rehabilitate

himself since being jailed for helter skelter killings in august of 1969. he will not be eligible for parole again for another 15 years and says that too soon. >> he is a threat whenever he is. i think it's society's best served with him where he is. >> this is over. it's -- caution just i'm so relieved. >> manson did not attend his parole hearing and has not since 1997. >> in san leandro a common street crime created uncommon and sad consequences. wayne freedman explains it's a matter of what was stolen and from whom. it's almost a petty break in. some old stuff taken from a car in a restaurant parking lot. police don't have much to work with. >> when returning back to his vehicle, he noticed that his door was ajar.

>> circumstances make this case interesting. the victim was a 92-year-old man. and a pearl harbor survivor. what they took? his medal autos medals and pins and badges. and my pearl harbor hat with all of the pins on it there. >> more than seven decades after pearl harbor he is a national treasure and he does talk about it to kids to schools and anyone who will listen. but the items he would use to show them, including his these, disappeared after the break in. he is devastated. >> this -- you can't replace it. it's so meaningful. it's, that i can do it and i survived. >> when the japanese attacked pearl harbor he lost ship mates. he remained in the navy until 1960 surviving korea, atopic

testing and likes to teach because history books can never have the same impact as stories told firsthand. >> this just found i can serve these people wrk out our generation they would not be here. >> there is no trace of the items since they disappear bud if you see a hat like this for sale or medals they belong to micky. they're his history and our history. he just wants them back. >> this is so meaningful. don't throw it awaichl boy like to have it back. -- i would like to have it back. please give it back to me. >> a simple request from a victim who has given so much. >> hope he gets it back. >> coming up next an opportunity of a lifetime. >> bay area start ups getting

a foot hold in the biggest market in the world.

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big companies like chin -- know that china is a big market. >> a new initiative could change that. >> and abc 7 news and david louie has the story now from san jose. >> so new the painting contractor is still applying finishing touches. it's the first u.s.-china

technology incubator, engineers are hard at work. lucas wong has a phd from columbia but roots under china creating a loud-based animation platform. the incubator will help him connect to funders. >> i know we need to expand our knowledge base and skills. >> engineers are not always business pros its a daunting task. this is an opportunity and a mission to help them. >> the ambassador was a u.s. trade representative negotiating china's entry into the wto in 2005. >> this takes capitol and takes know how, depending on the sector in which these operate the chinese market can be highly competitive.

>> this will help some start ups sell to china. >> we try to get understand more clear. >> he hope his photo management app will become the next instagram. >> we hope it will become bigger than instagram you want to be multi millionaires, too? >> i hope so. >> he's getting ready for the grand opening. it will have 12 start ups and there is room for 40. >> and this woman goat goth a bill for $8,000 for calls she never made. >> coming up next michael finney explains why no one gave her heads up. that a new law requires. stay with us.

known as bill shock. maybe it happened to you.

the federal government says it's happen td to one in six cell phone user autos they don't realize they're going over limits and then... the bill arrive autos yes. there is a warning and a horrible example. >> consumers can rack up hundreds and thousands of dollars without realizing it. and now, cell phone carrier as agreed to warn customers when they're about to incur extra changes but carriers have until next april to put the alert system into place. so bill shock can still happen. one woman did. >> they said it was $8,000. i was furious. >> joanne was having a case of bill shock. t-mobile told her she owed $8,000 for making dozens of calls to a place she never called. honduras. >> i said what are you talking about? i've never made an

international call in my life. >> the next bill showed more calls to honduras, and charges now grown to $12,000. joanne realized what happened. her son is on her family plan and was playing in a rock band. his phone fell out of his pocket and found the battery and figured it was useless. it wasn't. >> someone found it. and made $8,000 worth of international calls. >> here they are. scores of calls to honduras on her bill. joanne admits she should have reported the lost phone but says t-mobile should have alerted her about unusual charges, too. >> why weren't they calling me when it got to 500s sndz they kept saying we'd like to work with you. how much can you pay. i thought why am i paying anything? >> the federal government was considering laws to mand yailt warnings to customers. but instead, carriers made an

agreement with the fcc. from now on, it will send alerts when consumers about to exceed limits for phone calls, texting, data use and interfashional roaming. however, the carriers have until october to begin sending out messages and until april before they must be sending alerts for all four services. and that would have saved her a lot of grief. >> i thought i'm calling channel 7. because i know you have helped other people before. >> we contacted t-mobile and the company looked into her case. they decided not to charge her for the calls after all. and the company saying t-mobile regrets any inconvenience this may have caused one determining the calls were not made anyone connected with the account we waived associated fee autos oh, my gosh. i was relieved. so relieved.

>> to protect yourself from unauthorized hand set look your phone with a pass word. >> yeah. >> and thank you very much. >> now to a story qul see only on abc 7 news. rock music sensation is in san francisco for a series of concerts raising money for a family home for critically ill children. >> the city in 1994. >> there was a time there was a lot of loss within the band. we kind of left the bay area to find of reboot a little bit. >> they did but have moved back. local autos you can be anything here in san francisco. no one will look down at it or

up at it. >> this week they're performing at a small club before a world tour of their new album. the shows benefit family house a place where children and their families can stay near ucsf. >> our kids come to san francisco to be saved and you know their message is save me, san francisco, too. >> brian is currently being treated for t cell leukemia. and so the family house afords us the ability to be able to stay close to care while he's under treatment. >> they have their own rooms share a kitchen and living room w out family house thaitd be stuck. that care and commitment for children has inspired to help family house. >> we know what it's like to have nothing so to be a band now that has something it's time to share that.

>> success, a booming wine company, and good times for our abc 7 camera only, train surprised her. >> it's a check from us to you guys for 50,000s oodz oh, my god! this is great. >> motional. >> and how great is that? >> that is giving back. train plays tonight at great american music hall. >> that is fantastic, you can try to get in on stand by. let's check on the forecast now. >> there is becoming more wide spread as you can see here. there is much of the bay area dry now and there is quite a bit of sunshine. up in the north bay and towards mendocino, pockets of showers and there is some

locally heavy down pours, tomorrow, active weather into northern two thirds of the state. snow into the sierra. rain in other parts of northern california including here in the bay area there is some heavier rainfall into early morning hours by afternoon breaks of sunshine and scattered showers. here is the accu-weather forecast. we have two more rainy day as head then drying out over the weekend. we can expect warming to start on sunday. monday, tuesday, high temperatures into 70s. very different from pattern now. >> oh, yeah. >> thank you. >> okay. >> back in a moment. ring ring

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join me tonight at 9:00, coming up then a new screening tool for breast cancer, how it could help up to 40% of women. >> then at 11:00 look for -- foreclosure crisis, what's happening in the housing market this year. >> and now on to sports. a cool story in baseball. >> yes. collin rush is here tonight. >> i thought this is interesting. and there is an unlikely love affair. there is a $100 bill into right field stands, today ordering 20 pizzas for the

fans. and fourth inning there is just a two run homer to left. there is doesn't look good. and there is a game going to extras top of three. there is eric hoseler scores. there is a fielder choice and they're know three and four. >> difference when starting out earlier in the season, it's big. you like to get a win. and get that much closer to 500 that. is a big win for us today. >> you're going to hear this. giants and rockies lincecum

just blistered now. gonzales hammered off the deal there is a triple. timmy making it on the kmin now. there is all six runs earned. ouch. things have clearly changed in raiderland saying today he's not just looking for guys that run fast and will shy away from high risk, high reward players. al davis took pride in drafting guy that's can stretch the field. raiders have five total picks. mckenzie's philosophy? speed and size are nice but he'll take the best player available. >> this is exciting time. i mean, you know? this is been his deal for,

since, the raiders were the raiders. so i'm the new guy. this is huge. >> after 28 years as the voice on knbr, ravel the razor has been let go. station manager said it was a management decision. and shark was a final skate in san jose this morning. the sharks under dogs on taper and hanging their helmets on what happened to them in 2009 playoffs. there is similar scenario for the blues this year. >> i remember when we won the president's trophy and lost to

anaheim. they had been playing hockey for a while. and next thing you know we found ourselves about 2-06789 you've got to be prepared right away. >> thank you. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> you can join the conversation about the trayvon martin case on facebook.com. >> we'd like to hear from you. from all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time. >> good night for now, everyone. ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing new nature valley protein bars. 100% natural ingredients like roasted peanuts...

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